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The Student Visa Program Quarterly Report (December 2013 quarter) is on the department’s website at: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/study/. The March 2014 data should be available by the end of April.
The report of the Review of the Student Visa Assessment Level Framework is available through the following link:
http://www.immi.gov.au/students/_pdf/review-student-visa-assessment-level-framework-2013.pdf
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Migration Alliance members would be interested in the latest SIV statistics which were sent today by the DIBP. Visa grants to the end of March 2014 are 174 so this is 30 visa grants up from 144 from the end of February 2014. This is a continuation of the pace from the previous three months.
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Significant Investor Visa: State/territory distribution |
I have received the following email today:
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Stakeholder,
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Under pressure from the hospitality industry which is facing labour shortages in the order of some 56,000 workers, DIBP is finally re-evaluating its position on the salary threshold and language requirements for cooks and chefs.
According to The Australian, DIBP is evaluating an industry request to fast-track thousands of work visas for foreign chefs and cooks as well as review strict language requirements that require workers to have ‘functional English' under the 457 visa.
Speaking to The Australian, Restaurant and Catering Australia chief executive John Hart revealed that the hospitality industry wants the review to cover waiters and bar staff, as well as skilled chefs and managers.
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